China’s capital city, Beijing, on April 26 started testing most of its 21 million residents, stoking fears that a citywide lockdown was imminent.
On Tuesday, lines formed up from the city’s university district of Haidian to Dongcheng, which houses the country’s top officials, with residents waiting for throat swabs.
After recording a handful of cases, the municipal government of Beijing announced late Monday night that residents in the city’s ten districts and one economic development zone—covering three-quarters of the city’s population—have to take three PCR tests this week.
Only five districts—with less population and located in suburban areas—are currently excluded from the program.
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